Treasury bonds

The 30-year Treasury bond’s yield rose to nearly 5% for the first time since July, underscoring investor concerns about US fiscal trends and elevated inflation. The US 30-year yield climbed as much as four basis points to 4.999% on Wednesday before stabilizing, mirroring similar moves in the UK and Japan, where a deepening selloff pushed borrowing costs to the […]

President Donald Trump’s unprecedented and escalating attack on the Federal Reserve runs the risk of backfiring by hitting financial markets and the economy with higher long-term borrowing costs. For weeks, he has lambasted Chair Jerome Powell for not slashing interest rates deeply to stimulate the economy and — as Trump sees it — lower the

Jerome Powell sent the US bond market up on Friday by telegraphing his Federal Reserve will resume reducing interest rates as soon as next month.  Beyond September, it’s up to the economy how much further he cuts — and how much more Treasuries can rally. READ MORE: Powell opens the door to interest rate cuts

US Treasuries, coming off their best day so far this year on Friday, held onto most of the move to start a week featuring a heavy slate of note and bond auctions. Yields on longer-dated bonds settled two basis points lower Monday afternoon in New York, while shorter-dated yields were little changed. Earlier, they fell to session